I'm doing 31 things
I can’t believe I started, finished, and did pretty well in the Seattle marathon. It was a great day, sunny, and cool, mid 40’s. I rode my bike from the car, and had a heavy down jacket to keep out the chill. I never felt cold, as once the race was going, I was perfectly comfortable. I had my watch on to measure each mile. As we continued, I felt really relaxed, but the miles were ticking off at under 8 minutes, and I was allowing for 8:30 to finish at 3:45. Well only the last few miles were hard, and came in at 8:45-50. There was one uphill mile that came in at over 9 minutes. I couldn’t believe that I finished strong, and crossed at 3:32 something, a full 13 minutes ahead of my goal. I got home, and my family was gone. I had hoped to see them along the course, but they were at the finish line about 10 minutes after I’d left. Melanie didn’t have her phone, and called me with a borrowed cell number. I missed having them there, but was happy they’d tried. I loved doing it, but don’t envision having/making the time to do it again, as it takes an enormous amount of time.
Matthew Sharpe's Life List
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1. climb mt. kilimanjaro
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2. Live in Africa
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3. Be in a play
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4. see the great pyramids
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5. Heli-ski
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6. learn to windsurf
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7. Hike the Appalachian Trail
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8. Learn to speak Swahili
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9. ride an indian motorcycle across south america
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10. experience divine bliss
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11. Paint at least one picture
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12. develop a cold fusion device that solves the world energy problems and global warming
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13. Become enlightened
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14. Play and sing 10 songs (or more) on guitar
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15. Invent something "Green"
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16. hang glide
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17. Start my own company
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18. Climb Mt. Rainier
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19. Bench Press 200 pounds
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20. Do cataract surgery in Africa
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21. Start a non-profit doing Laser vision correction in the developing world
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22. Go to New Zealand
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23. See Polar Bears in the Wild
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24. See Grizzly Bears eating Salmon
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25. Boat to Alaska
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26. See a Blue Whale
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27. Learn to ride horses
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28. Pay off our mortgage
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29. Get my pilot's license
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30. Do an Olympic length Triathlon
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31. Kite Surf
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I’m turning 42 this Sunday, and next Sunday is the Marathon. I’ve trained fairly hard for it, and have a goal of finishing in 3:45, or about 8:30 miles. I’ve run as much as 20 miles as part of the training. I’ve run 330 miles since August 20 to November 15. It’s raining like crazy now, and I hope it’s not raining on race day. I’ll do it no matter what. It feels great.
